Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-01
THE POSTOFFICE.
Annual Report of POST
master-General Villas.
ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION.
More Funds Needed to Meet the
Requirements Of the Cler-
ical Service.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HEsAID.y

ical Service.
Associated Press Dispatches to the II RRALD. !
WASHINGTON, November 3O.-The
Postmaster General in his annual re-
port for the fiscal year ending June
30th. says: The revenue gained upon
the preceding year is nearly $780,
600, a height never reached be-
fore. The restrictive operation,
various reductions in rates of postage,
and economic management restrained
necessarily the rising scale of ex-
penditure so that the increase of cash
disbursements has but little over
topped 100000. Thus the deficiency
charged upon the general treasury,
which two years since was round
81 100000, and year ago about
$40, 900 less, has been reduced almost
three-sevenths. And we hope during
the current year that it will nearly,
if not entirely disappear. From the
beginning of the current fiscal year
the postal service is again substantially
self-sustaining and if the revenues be
not further crippled, the next fiscal
year will yield surplus which should
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The postmaster General recon-
mends the establishment OF system
Tor an uniform organization OF division
OF buildings Tor postofhces IN commu-
nltles OF sucn size as require an
office independent OF private AFFAIRS;
the extension and perfection OF the
system OF Tree delivery until all COM
munltles ENJOY Its privileges; thor
ough reformation OF the system OF en-
ploylng and paying Tor railroad trans
portatlon; the Establishments OF add
tlonal fast mail service until all trunk
lines with mail communication are so
provided; instruction and examina-
ton OF persons Tor appointment In the
railway mail service; enlargement OF
the foreign parcel post system: recent
ly entered upon, to embrace all coun-
tries with which retail trade is adj
'"u'"Soouo W Jul poopio
THE EAcEss of hArkNDirohEs
vi the department over the revenues
was 80 ,459, l03: The total number OF
postofilces on July ISL was 90, lo1, De-
sides 6l3 branch ofhccs. The proper
compensation OF postmasters Justly
demands further consideration py
Congress. IL Is more or less
confused as the statutes now
stand with regard to the pro-
vision oil clerical force Tor such onlces
requiring more personal service than
the Postmaster alone can render. The
government should build postofhces
separately Tor postal uses,
The appropriation Tor clerks during
the past year was inadequate 10 tne
Increased business and Caused deh-
cheney OF over $230,O O0. The Secre-
tary asks that an additional approprl-
ton be made to meet the dehciency,
anu also that the salaries Oh postmas-
M. w
to increase in valne the aUoreoate
amonnt of domestic orders reschino
nm 70 &I17 A63 geo
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The cost OF mail transportation dur
ing the year was $30, 354 SIS. A little
over 7OO miles was added to the rail-
system during the year, the system
from Kansas City to southwestern
California Notwithstanding. A con-
siderable increase in the star
route service Is necessary ow-
ing to the rising demand
OF the country. The actual de-
crease OF expenditu e between last
year and the year ending June 3Oth,
1885, was 1888, 500, and the reduction
oil cost for the fiscal year, 1856, was
more, because considerable increase
~ peo 90 20: .;'.o-
The Postmaster-Gener believes that
about 81 500 900 might be saved an
nually If the Government would make
an anpropriation for the purchase of
nostal cars
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with reference TO the postal con-
Ventlon with Mexico the report says
that the differences OF currency vaIues
oi the Two repaoilcs hinher largely lhe
inil enjoyment Oh exchanges unuer
TINS treaty, ana with view 10 reiieVe
this inconvenience, negotiations nave
peen begun looking 10 the conclusion